Colorado, 2025

Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 21, 2025

February 20 to 21, 2025 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A passing upper low allowed for the formation of very narrow bands of heavy snowfall, mainly falling east of the mountains. High snow rates were observed over very narrow areas.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.

A passing upper low allowed for the formation of very narrow bands of heavy snowfall, mainly falling east of the mountains. High snow rates were observed over very narrow areas.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Western Kiowa County

When
February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Western Kiowa County forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 3.4 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft

When
February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 5.9 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft

When
February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 6.0 inches of snow measured.

Heavy Snow, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft

When
February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was 4.3 inches of snow measured.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1239287, 1239290, 1239291, 1239292.